वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-11, verse-39

वचनं नाम तस्यैष रावणस्य विभीषणः ।
पृच्छ्यतां मधुरेणायं शनैर्नरवरेश्वर ॥३९॥

39. vacanaṃ nāma tasyaiṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ ,
pṛcchyatāṃ madhureṇāyaṃ śanairnaravareśvara.

39. vacanam nāma tasya eṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ |
pṛcchyatām madhureṇa ayam śanaiḥ naravareśvara

39. eṣa rāvaṇasya vibhīṣaṇaḥ nāma naravareśvara
ayam madhureṇa śanaiḥ pṛcchyatām

39. This is Vibhīṣaṇa, Rāvaṇa's brother by name. O lord of best men (naravareśvara), let him be questioned gently and slowly.

Words meanings summery:

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• एष (eṣa) - this one

• रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

• पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be questioned

• मधुरेण (madhureṇa) - gently, sweetly, politely

• अयम् (ayam) - this one

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

• नरवरेश्वर (naravareśvara) - O lord of the best among men

Words meanings and morphology

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एष (eṣa) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

रावणस्य (rāvaṇasya) - of Rāvaṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāvaṇa

rāvaṇa - Rāvaṇa (proper name, the chief antagonist in the Rāmāyaṇa)

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhīṣaṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhīṣaṇa (proper name, brother of Rāvaṇa, known for his devotion to dharma)

पृच्छ्यताम् (pṛcchyatām) - let him be questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of pṛcch

imperative, passive voice

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

मधुरेण (madhureṇa) - gently, sweetly, politely

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, gentle, charming

Note: Used adverbially here, implicitly qualifying the manner of questioning.

अयम् (ayam) - this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, gently

(indeclinable)

नरवरेश्वर (naravareśvara) - O lord of the best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravareśvara

naravareśvara - lord of the best among men, chief of excellent men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human, male
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, choice, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)